The man accused of murdering Tia Sharp admitted putting her dead body in his
loft but said “I’m not Ian Huntley, it was nothing sexual”, the Old Bailey
was told yesterday.

Stuart Hazell, 37, the boyfriend of Tia’s grandmother, told prison officers
that the 12-year-old girl had fallen down the stairs and broken her neck. He
said that he then put her on a bed before wrapping her in a sheet and
leaving the body in the loft, the court heard.

The jury was shown photographs of Tia’s body as it was found by police during
their third search of